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The Resurrection of CVE-2021-21974: The Ransomware Attack on VMware ESXI Hypervisors that Doesn’t Seem to Go Away

CATO Networks

The ransomware attack that exploits a vulnerability in VMware ESXi hypervisors, has reportedly hit over 500 machines this past weekend. Shodan data indicates that many servers were initially hosted in the OVHcloud, but the blast radius appears to be constantly expanding. Why is CVE-2021-21974 a concern? We have for years.

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The Software Revolution’s Next Stop: The Enterprise Network

CATO Networks

Think of an operating system and a server. This problem was addressed by Virtualization and the Hypervisor. And if the server software failed, the hardware could still run other virtual server instances. In both cases the ability to adapt is constrained. SDN and NFV are driving the software revolution in networking.

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Modern NPM: Critical for Effective APM

Kentik

Distributed Applications Make Network Role Key. Network managers are increasingly supporting cross-domain efforts to deliver high-performing applications. And effective application performance management (APM) depends on modern network performance management (NPM) tools. Security and application performance were at the top.

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Cloud Computing Layers: Master the Basics

NW Kings

The 7 Layers of Cloud Computing The 7 layers of cloud computing can be grouped into foundational, platform, and application layers. It encompasses the physical infrastructure, including servers, data centers, and networking hardware. Example: Hypervisors such as VMware or Microsoft Hyper-V. Heres a breakdown: 1.

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